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Graduate students in music have the unique opportunity to study broadly across four exciting sub-disciplines—composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, and theory—while receiving a focused training in one of them.

The Tufts University Department of Music has a growing and innovative graduate program and offers a Master of Arts degree in the field. Graduate students in the Music Department have the unique opportunity to study broadly across four exciting sub-disciplines:

Composition

Ethnomusicology

Musicology

Theory

Advanced course work and thesis research support is strong in Western classical music, African-American music, and World Music (Africa, East and Southeast Asia, and Latin America).

Application Deadline

Application Requirements

> Official TOEFL or IELTS, if applicable
> Transcripts
> Three Letters of Recommendation
> Applicants intending to concentrate on ethnomusicology, musicology, or music theory should submit a writing sample
> Applicants intending to concentrate on composition should submit at least one score